Working at home The diagrams illustrate the main reasons workers chose to work at home, and the hours males and females worked at home for the year 2005. Generally, the highest percentage of females who worked at home was 73% for under 10 hours, the highest percentage of males who worked at home 82% for more than 31 hours a week. And the main reason for working at home with males and females are running their own business. In 2005, the highest percentage of females who worked at home was 73%, using under 10 hours to work. And the lowest percentage of females who worked at home was only 5%, using more than 31 hours a week to work at home. In contrast, 82% of males had more than 31 hours to work at home and only 2% of males had under 10% to work at home. The highest number of males who worked at home to run their own business was 69%.The highest number of females who worked at home to run their own business was 65%. In contrast, the lowest number of males who worked at home to take care of children was 5%. And the lowest number of females who worked at home to have a flexible time was 12%. Overall, females worked at home in a shorter time, almost under 10 hours, and males worked for a longer time, almost more than 31 hours. And the main reason for working at home with males and females is to run their own business